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There is a problem if we install PHP from source, i.e: when we need to recompile due to a new version we should reapply the old configure parameter. Forgetting to enable some features often means break our web application which depends to the feature, however it is also hard memorizing what parameters we passed to the configure command as we do not often compiling the PHP. Fortunately, there is an easy way. Here it goes:

Debugging PHP application is a pain. When we get problems, we often to use var_dump() or die() in various location to inspect the variables and then clean them again once the problem is solved. Fortunately, there is a piece of software called xdebug which can tremendously help us debugging php code. This article is about using xdebug in linux environment.

Last night, I decided to upgrade my MySQL from version 4.1 to version 5 on my Windows XP box. I went to mysql's download area and downloaded the latest windows MSI installer version 5.1.37. After finished downloading the huge 91MB file, I backed up my MySQL database with mysqldump, uninstalled the old version 4.1 and began installed the new version, unfortunately the installation always failed with this message: MySQL Server 5.1 Setup Wizard ended prematurely The wizard was interrupted before MySQL Server 5.1. could be completely installed. Your system has not been modified. To complete installation at another time, please run setup again. Again, the old uncle google came to help. This is MySQL's bug, didn't they test it before releasing the new version? Google pointed me to a solution : you need to download and install orca, a tool for editing MSI files, which can be downloaded from here . Open the MySQL msi installation file, find and delete the action row SetDateTime an...